OK i have a friend that needs me to replace her Idler Pulley....Is there anything i should need to know about replacing it? Any special tools, tricks anything like, or if anyone has a how to on it that would be great too!!!

T-50 torx on the idlers. The tensioner pulley is 15mm bolt, reverse thread. Keep in mind that the idler below the alternator is grooved, the upper one is smooth. The tensioner pulley is smooth as well. If the tensioner looks out of alignment and pulled forward it is worn and will need replacing.

If the idler pully bearing is going, but you still have all of the parts (hasn't flown off yet) you can get a 6203S sealed ball bearing and replace just the bearing, saves a few $. Do em both at once and check all the others, especially the tensioner pully.

When I did mine I used a NAPA replacement due to being on the road on a Sunday afternoon. The lever is slightly longer and the tensioner assembly is a bit longer but it fits. The head of the mounting bolt for the tensioner assembly had to be ground down a bit to clear the belt but once there was 1/16" in there it has been fine for a couple years and somewhere around 40,000 miles.

The longer lever works fine on the factory belt.

I found it easier to get the mounting bolt out of the aluminum bracket it goes into (steel bolt into aluminum and all, you know) by removing the alternator and belt, removing the bracket and use a 1/2" drive impact. Loosen a hit, tighten a hit, loosen a hit etc. until it comes out. It makes the threads in the aluminum bracket stay there.

Don't forget, NeverSeize is your friend on reassembly.

Dave / Believer45

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Yea, I just checked this out the other day, both Gates and Goodyear both sell a tensioner with a longer lever. I had both in my hand and they are exactly the same just in different boxes. I didn't have any problems with fit up though. I'm a prevention type of guy and I did both idler bearings and the tensioner, now I gotta go back and do the water pump (too much play for comfort) and the A/C bearing (just because it's the only bering not new)

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